Service difficulty report · Block · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 10, 2012
Submitted
December 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48458
Aircraft time
59,985 hours, 15,633 cycles
Part
Block
Condition
Loose
Location
Center Mlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MX REPORTED THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN THE LT AFT PILLOW BLOCK BOLT AND THE PILLOW BLOCK. MX TORQUED THE BOLT TO THE AMM SPECS. HOWEVER THE BOLT WILL NOT PULL UP TO THE PILLOW BLOCK. THIS CONDITION IS ACCEPTABLE PROVIDED THE CLG IS DEACTIVATED. REMOVED CTR GEAR FOR INSPECTION, CLEANED CORRIOSION AND ENGINEERING DETERMINED MATERIAL REMOVED WAS BEYOND LIMITS. GENERATED EA T1-3210-164881 P2 AND T1 5340-163939 TO REINSTALL GEAR AND STOWED PER MEL 32-30- 02. EA T1 5340-163939 PART2 DUE 29DEC2012 FOR REPLACEMENT OF PILLOW BLOCK FITTING.

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